George Sanger Poole -- Sunday Obituary

George Sanger Poole was my 2nd great-granduncle. His brother's, Henry Ward Poole and William Frederick Poole had their obituaries previously posted.

"BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT

MAY 27, 1907

GEORGE SANGER POOLE

Mining Engineer, Librarian and Banker

Mr. George Sanger Poole, connected with the Warren Institution of Savings, Charlestown, for forty-two years, and president until his final sickness, died at his residence, 46 Mount Vernon street, Somerville, today. He was born at Worcester, July 28, 1830, and his boyhood was spent in Peabody, the family home for several generations. He was educated in the Peabody High School and Phillips Andover Academy, class of '58. He was a mining engineer at Pottsville, Pa., assistant librarian of Peabody and Charlestown public libraries, and the Congressional library at Washington (1863-4), until he went to the Warren Institution of Savings in 1865.

Mr. Poole was closely identified with banking interests, where his judgment was uniformly respected. He was for many years an officer in the Boston Banking Officers' Association. He was a member of the Phillips Alumni Association, a member of the Charlestown School Board, and for many years of the Somerville board. He was treasurer of the Winthrop Church in Charlestown for the past twenty-five years, and was for many years an active member of the Congregational Club of Boston and vicinity. He was a member of the Henry Price Lodge of Masons, of the Royal Arcanum and other organizations. He was a member of the Corinthian Yacht Club and other associations.

He was married to Sarah Poor Osborne of Peabody in 1871, who survives, as do their three children.

Mr. Poole was of noted ancestry. He was of the seventh generation of John Poole, who came from Reading, England, in 1632, and was among the first settlers of Reading, which was named in honor of their home town. He was the youngest and last of a distinguished family, among who were William F. Poole, LLD., Yale '49, founder of the Poole "Index," and librarian of the famous Newberry Library of Chicago, at the time of his death in 1899; Henry Ward, a doctor of music, honored by Yale College for his achievements in the improvement of musical instruments. He was one of the eminent Americans in the City of Mexico for thirty-five years, and his death in 1890 was a matter of comment in the press of Europe and America."

A Google search for George Sanger Poole provided additional information, but no where near as much as for his brothers.

From the book, Somerville, past and present: an Illustrated Historical Souvenir edited by 

Edward Augustus Samuels, Henry Hastings Kimball:  P

age 610.

"Poole, George S., was born in Worcester, the youngest of a family of six children. His parents were Eliza (Wilder) and Ward Poole, the latter a descendant of the seventh generation of John Poole, who came from Reading, England, and settled first in Cambridge (1632) and later at Reading (1639), where he was one of the leading proprietors. George S. Poole attended school at Worcester and at Peabody (formerly South Danvers), and while at the Peabody High School was assistant librarian of the Peabody Library, before graduating at the High School, he spent nearly two years with a brother, a mining engineer at Pottsville, Pa. Coming home, he went to the Phillips Academy at Andover. In 1861 he became the first librarian of the Charlestown Public Library, which position he held for two years, when he accepted a position of assistant librarian of the Library of Congress at Washington. In 1865 he resigned, having been appointed the secretary of the Warren Institution for Savings, which position he still holds. He has been the treasurer of the Winthrop Church, Charlestown, for over twenty years. He was on the School Board of Charlestown, and is at present one of the School Committee of Somerville, is also on the board of managers of the Winchester Home for Aged Women at Charlestown, the Congregational Church Union, and the City Missionary Society of Boston. He is auditor of the Boston Congregational Club, a member of the Boston Bank Officers' Association, Henry Price Lodge, F. A. A. M., Royal Arcanum, Corinthian Yacht Club of Marblehead, is the secretary of the Marblehead-Neck Hall Association, a member of the Alumni Association of Phillips Academy and the Bunker Hill Monument Association. He married, in 1871, Sarah Poor Osborne, the daughter of Franklin and Nancy Poor (Jacobs) of Peabody; and his children are Franklin Osborne (H. C, 1895), Edith Wilder, and Irving."

The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 61: 406 had the following Death Notice: "George Sanger Poole, mining engineer, librarian, banker, born July 28, 1839, in Worcester, Mass., died May 27, 1907, in Somerville, Mass."

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Henry Ward Poole -- Sunday Obituary

Henry Ward Poole, my 2nd great-granduncle.

The obituary below is for the brother of William Frederick Poole of The Longest Obituary I've Ever Seen (June 2010) blog post. The obituary of his other brother, George Sanger Poole will be posted next.  Their partial Poole Ancestry was shown yesterday, February 19, 2011.

Henry's accomplishments include:

Was a civil engineer and surveyor

Invented the Harmonic organ

Became a student at Yale at age 14

Teacher in Mexico

Collector of Mexicana

"FROM BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT

October 23, 1890

Mr. Henry Ward Poole died in the City of Mexico on Tuesday. He was born in Salem, now Peabody, in 1826. He was a civil engineer by profession, and was sent out to locate coal lands on the Pacific coast in 1856. His report was exhaustive, and showed great intelligence and application. He soon after went to Mexico, and was there through the Maximilian period. During that time he wrote letters to the Transcript, and contributed a series of interesting scientific articles to various magazines. His local reputation was made in the invention of the harmonic organ, by which it was possible to produce complete harmony, and one of which was used in Rev. James Freeman Clarke's church for many years. He collected a large lot of books, pictures, crucifixes and other curios, which were sent to Boston and disposed of. He was recognized in all schools at the Mexican capitol, and was honored with the degree of master of arts by Yale College, in which he became a student at the age of only fourteen years. He had a valuable library at his home in the City of Mexico. His death was the result of a protracted illness, and occurred at the American Hospital. Mr. Poole is survived by three brothers and one sister. One of the former is William F. Poole of the Newberry Library of Chicago, another is George S. Poole of the Warren Institution for Savings, and the third is Lucius Poole living in this city. The sister is Mrs. Eliza W. Jacobs, widow of Edward W. Jacobs of Peabody."

A quick Google search provided a wealth of information, including the above photo. Wikipedia is always my friend, especially when there is new data on Henry Ward Poole. Even though the birth date is incorrect, there was much I didn't know. Wikipedia shows a number of locations where his manuscripts / collections were donated, such as The American Antiquarian Society, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, New York Public Library and other locations.

Henry's name is on a family stone located at

Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem, Massachusetts.

Descendants of GEORGE H. TRIMBLE -- Surname Saturday

Many years ago, a researcher contacted me about my Westover genealogy, and we exchanged information. Recently, another researcher has done the the same. Both these people are my 6th cousins, and their names are shown below in green. I am happy to post the ancestry of my most recent cousin, Louise.

Descendants of John Trimble

John Trimble and Hana Pumeroy married. They had the following child:

2.          i. George H. Trimble was born on 25 Dec 1829 in New York[2]. He married Susan Westover on 21 Mar 1852 in Ontario, Canada. He died on 02 Jan 1913 in Thompsonville, Benzie Co., Michigan.

Generation 2

2.          George H. Trimble (John-1) was born on 25 Dec 1829 in New York[2]. He died on 02 Jan 1913 in Thompsonville, Benzie Co., Michigan.

Susan Westover daughter of Nathaniel Westover and Asaneth Ann VanAmberg was born on 06 Jul 1836 in Ontario, Canada. She died on 19 Nov 1914 in Thompsonville, Benzie Co., Michigan.

George H. Trimble and Susan Westover were married on 21 Mar 1852 in Ontario, Canada. They had the following children:

3.          i. William H. Trimble was born on 21 Sep 1853 in Bosanquet Twp., Thedford, Ontario, Canada. He married Sarah Matilda Farnam on 21 Mar 1874 in Dayton Twp., Newaygo Co., Michigan. He died on 11 Jan 1886 in Holton, Oceana Co., Michigan.

ii.   John Nelson Trimble was born in Mar 1857 in (near) London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada[2]. He married Julia A. Newell about 29 Mar 1879 in Dayton Twp., Newaygo Co., Michigan. He died about 1935.

4.          iii. Nathaniel "Nattie" W. Trimble[1] was born in 1859 in Bosanquet Twp., Thedford, Lambton Co., Ontario, Canada. He died in 1925 in Mersea Twp., Essex Co., Ontario, Canada.

iv.    Alice Acenith Ann Trimble was born in Jul 1863 in Bosanquet Twp., Thedford, Lambton, Ontario, Canada. She married Albert Norman Ish on 15 Aug 1880 in Dayton Twp., Newaygo Co., Michigan. She died about 1935 in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., Michigan.

v.     Lester E. Trimble was born in Dec 1867 in Dayton, Newaygo Co., Michigan. He married Maria Regrade about 1888. He died after 1925 in Belding, Ionia Co., Michigan.

vi.    Rachel A. Trimble was born on 20 Dec 1869 in Dayton, Newaygo Co., Michigan.

Generation 3

3.          William H. Trimble (George H.-2, John-1) was born on 21 Sep 1853 in Bosanquet Twp., Thedford, Ontario, Canada. He died on 11 Jan 1886 in Holton, Oceana Co., Michigan.

Sarah Matilda Farnam.

William H. Trimble and Sarah Matilda Farnam were married on 21 Mar 1874 in Dayton Twp., Newaygo Co., Michigan[1]. They had the following children:

5.     i.     Dema Belle.

Lida Brown.

William H. Trimble and Lida Brown were married after 1881. They had no children.

4.          Nathaniel "Nattie" W. Trimble (George H.-2, John-1) was born in 1859 in Bosanquet Twp., Thedford, Lambton Co., Ontario, Canada. He died in 1925 in Mersea Twp., Essex Co., Ontario, Canada.

Christina Margarita Lefler was born in 1856 in Pike Creek, Maidstone, Ontario, Canada. She died on 05 Aug 1940 in Mersea Twp., Essex Co., Ontario, Canada.

Nathaniel "Nattie" W. Trimble and Christina Margarita Lefler married. They had the following children:

6.          i. George Edward Trimble was born on 01 May 1884 in Hungerford, Benzie Co., Michigan. He died on 29 Sep 1966 in Walkerville, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada. He married Ada Violet Hicks in Puce, Maidstone, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada.

ii.  Fredrich Eugen Trimble was born in 1886 in Hungerford, Newaygo Co., Michigan[2]. He died in 1886 in Maidstone, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada.

iii. Henry Trimble.

7.          iv. John Nelson Trimble was born on 25 Oct 1892 in Elmstead / Puce, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada. He died in 1953 in Amherstburg, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada.

Generation 4

5.          Dema Belle (William H.-3, George H.-2, John-1)

Delbert Davis.

Delbert Davis and Dema Belle married. They had the following children:

8.          i.     Beryl Davis.

6.          George Edward Trimble (Nathaniel "Nattie" W.-3, George H.-2, John-1) was born on 01 May 1884 in Hungerford, Benzie Co., Michigan. He died on 29 Sep 1966 in Walkerville, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada.

Ada Violet Hicks was born on 10 Jun 1887 in Puce, Maidstone, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada. She died on 02 Jun 1955 in Walkerville, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada.

George Edward Trimble and Ada Violet Hicks were married in Puce, Maidstone, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada. They had the following children:

9.          i. Gerald Edward Trimble was born on 05 Mar 1919 in Walkerville, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada. He married Mildred Gwendolyn Green on 30 Mar 1940 in Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada. He died on 28 Jan 2007 in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan (Was living in Dearborn, Michigan).

ii.  Thelma Laverne Trimble was born on 04 Apr 1923 in Walkerville, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada.

7.          John Nelson Trimble (Nathaniel "Nattie" W.-3, George H.-2, John-1) was born on 25 Oct 1892 in Elmstead / Puce, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada. He died in 1953 in Amherstburg, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada.

Alice P. Wismer was born on 02 Sep 1893 in Toledo, Lucas Co., Ohio. She died in 1981 in Amherstburg, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada.

John Nelson Trimble and Alice P. Wismer married. They had the following children:

i.            Glen Trimble was born on 27 May 1917.

ii.          Gladys Jean Trimble was born on 01 Jan 1920.

iii.         Virginia Barclay Trimble was born on 14 Jul 1922.

Generation 5

8.          Beryl Davis (Dema-4, William H.-3, George H.-2, John-1)

Floyd Quay.

Floyd Quay and Beryl Davis married. They had the following child:

Marvin Quay

9.          Gerald Edward Trimble (George Edward-4, Nathaniel "Nattie" W.-3, George H.-2, John-1) was born on 05 Mar 1919 in Walkerville, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada. He died on 28 Jan 2007 in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan (Was living in Dearborn, Michigan).

Mildred Gwendolyn Green was born on 26 Jun 1919 in Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada. She died on 21 Jul 1005 in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan (Living at Deaborn, Michigan).

Gerald Edward Trimble and Mildred Gwendolyn Green were married on 30 Mar 1940 in Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada. They had the following child:

P. Louise Trimble

Note: Not all siblings have been shown.

Poole from Massachusetts -- Surname Saturday

During the past 16 months, I've posted quite a bit of information on my Poole line, however, never their lineage. The below begins with generation 7, because tomorrow I will be posting two obituaries for the individuals in red.

1.	WARD POOLE (WARD POOLE6, WILLIAM POOLE5, ZACHARIAH POOLE4, JONATHAN POOLE3, JONATHAN POOLE2, JOHN POOLE1) was born 30 JAN 1799 in Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died 22 MAY 1864 in So. Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts. He was buried in Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts. He married ELIZABETH WILDER 24 JAN 1819 in Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts, daughter of ABEL WILDER and MARY MEAD. She was born 06 APR 1801 in Keene, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire, and died 24 JAN 1859 in So. Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts. She was buried in Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.
	Children of WARD POOLE and ELIZABETH WILDER were: + 2   i. Joshua Hall POOLE was born 15 OCT 1819 in Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died 05 APR 1877 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts. + 3   ii. WILLIAM FREDERICK POOLE was born 21 DEC 1821 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died 01 MAR 1894 in Evanston, Cook Co., Illinois. 4   iii. Henry Ward POOLE was born 13 SEP 1825 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died 21 OCT 1890 in Mexico City, Mexico.  Note: He did not marry. 5   iv. Lucius POOLE was born 03 JAN 1833 in Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died 10 JAN 1905 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. + 6   v. Eliza Wilder POOLE was born 01 AUG 1835 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, and died 18 AUG 1893 in Peabody, Essex Co., Massachusetts. + 7   vi. George Sanger POOLE was born 28 JUL 1839 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, and died 26 MAY 1907 in Somerville, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. 8   vii. Joseph Converse POOLE was born 05 MAY 1844 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, and died 17 FEB 1845 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.

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Descendant Register, Generation No. 8

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2.	Joshua Hall POOLE (WARD POOLE7, WARD POOLE6, WILLIAM POOLE5, ZACHARIAH POOLE4, JONATHAN POOLE3, JONATHAN POOLE2, JOHN POOLE1) was born 15 OCT 1819 in Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died 05 APR 1877 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts. He was buried in Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem. He married Nancy Hough BULKLEY, daughter of Samuel BULKLEY and Eliza wo Samuel BULKLEY. She was born 03 SEP 1820 in Gloucester, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died AFT 1910.
	Children of Joshua Hall POOLE and Nancy Hough BULKLEY were: + 9   i. Walter Hough POOLE was born 10 OCT 1855 in So. Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died 06 MAR 1892 in Peabody, Essex Co., Massachusetts. 10   ii. Florence Elisa POOLE was born 04 AUG 1860 in So. Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts. 11   iii. Mary Hall POOLE was born 31 MAR 1863 in So. Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died AFT 1941. + 12   iv. Annie Ward POOLE was born 03 SEP 1865 in So. Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died AFT 1920.

3.	WILLIAM FREDERICK POOLE (WARD POOLE7, WARD POOLE6, WILLIAM POOLE5, ZACHARIAH POOLE4, JONATHAN POOLE3, JONATHAN POOLE2, JOHN POOLE1) was born 21 DEC 1821 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died 01 MAR 1894 in Evanston, Cook Co., Illinois. He was buried 04 MAR 1894 in Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts. He married FRANCES MARIA GLEASON 22 NOV 1854 in St. Peter's Church, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, daughter of EZRA W. GLEASON and FANNY BELDEN HUBBARD. She was born 01 MAR 1834 in Mercer, Mercer Co., Pennsylvania, and died 19 JAN 1904 in Brookline, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts. She was buried 21 JAN 1904 in Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.
	Children of WILLIAM FREDERICK POOLE and FRANCES MARIA GLEASON were: + 13   i. Alice POOLE was born 17 SEP 1855 in So. Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died 05 FEB 1919 in Evanston, Cook Co., Illinois. 14   ii. Hellen POOLE was born 17 SEP 1855 in So. Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died 06 SEP 1856 in So. Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts. + 15   iii. ANNA POOLE was born 22 SEP 1857 in Melrose, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 30 OCT 1930 in Winnetka, Cook Co., Illinois. 16   iv. Mary POOLE was born 07 APR 1859 in Melrose, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 21 MAY 1932 in Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts. 17   v. Fanny POOLE was born 17 JAN 1862 in Melrose, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 18 AUG 1864 in Melrose, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. 18   vi. Bessie POOLE was born 18 DEC 1865 in Melrose, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 26 SEP 1871 in Melrose, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. + 19   vii. William Frederick POOLE was born 14 JAN 1868 in Melrose, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 19 SEP 1926 in Canton, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts.

6.	Eliza Wilder POOLE (WARD POOLE7, WARD POOLE6, WILLIAM POOLE5, ZACHARIAH POOLE4, JONATHAN POOLE3, JONATHAN POOLE2, JOHN POOLE1) was born 01 AUG 1835 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, and died 18 AUG 1893 in Peabody, Essex Co., Massachusetts. She married Edward Warren JACOBS 13 DEC 1855 in So. Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts, son of Warren Martin JACOBS and Rebeckah King PROCTOR. He was born 03 MAY 1832 in Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died 22 APR 1888 in Peabody, Essex Co., Massachusetts.
	Children of Eliza Wilder POOLE and Edward Warren JACOBS were: 20   i. Helen Warren JACOBS was born 19 AUG 1858 in So. Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts. She married Silas P. CHASE 31 JAN 1883 in Peabody, Essex Co., Massachusetts, son of Madison CHASE and Nancy wo Madison CHASE. He was born 1853 in Meredith Village, Belknap Co., New Hampshire. 21   ii. Elisa Endicott JACOBS was born 27 MAR 1864 in So. Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts. She married James Warren MURRAY 05 SEP 1888 in Peabody, Essex Co., Massachusetts, son of James MURRAY and Sarah wo James MURRAY. He was born ABT 1862 in Danversport, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

7.	George Sanger POOLE (WARD POOLE7, WARD POOLE6, WILLIAM POOLE5, ZACHARIAH POOLE4, JONATHAN POOLE3, JONATHAN POOLE2, JOHN POOLE1) was born 28 JUL 1839 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, and died 26 MAY 1907 in Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He was buried 28 MAY 1897 in Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts. He married Sarah Poor OSBORN 13 NOV 1871 in Peabody, Essex Co., Massachusetts, daughter of Franklin OSBORN and Nancy P. OSBORN. She was born 05 MAY 1850 in Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died AFT 26 MAY 1907.
	Child of George Sanger POOLE and Sarah Poor OSBORN was: + 22   i. Franklin Osborne POOLE was born 03 SEP 1872 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 06 FEB 1943 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.